Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-03-12
TIMELY SUGGESTION.
The Unjust War by Democratic on
Governor Taylor.
Cor. Memphis Ledger.

Cor. Memphis Ledger.
NASHVILLE, February 26, 1887.
Shall our Governor be held up by
anti-Blair bill Democrats or ostracised
from the party, and bounded as an
enemy and traitor to the cause? This
is question which in some circlesby
unceasing toll is attempted to be
foisted upon the country. | for 0ne,
consider the effort unwise and detri-
mental to the peace and harmony in
the party, now so much needed to
protect land and people from policies
more dangerous to public veal than
the one involved in this question. l
am myself anti-Blair to the hilt, not
only this, but opposed to the core to
any scheme to even distribute among
the States the proceeds Of the public
lands for educational or any other
purposes, because the tendency of
such measures, however convenient
and pleasant for the present, is in the
direction of central power, and leads
sovereign States to look to the Fed
eral government for aids and benefits
unwarranted by organic law. While
this is my own conviction l am not
unmindful of the fact that many able
and worthy members of the party
belong to different school, gentle
men who were educated in the Wing
camp, and who havejoined our ranks
to beat down common enemy. I'm
til this is done and the fierce battle
ended let us have no division in our
party on this issue. Let us be toler-
ant of each others honest and manly
convictions. / would.not have our
Governor excepted from this freedom
of thought and action. Thisclause in
his message, that the masses of our
people are anxiously turning their
eyes to the general government for
aid, is charged by some to smack of
treason to party and false to his FORM
q er utterances on the hastings as the
I bearer of our standard. At one time
r / thought myself it was inconsistent.
| But on reflection l clearly see from
p the Governors standpoint, and that
is the honest way to test the ques-
ton. There is neither the odor Of
treason or the weakness of a back
o down in his case, and the war upon
+ him is unjust and should be silenced
by the peoples voice. He had rea
q son to believe that the masses were
Y turning to Federal aid for education
n al purposes. He and his opponent
from every stump in Tennessee vice
J. with each other as to who wa
the stronger friend of the children
!. education at the public charge, ant
q both appealed for Federal aid. On,
y looked to the public lands for succor
~ the other wishes to go direct into tn
J. treasury. They only differed as t.
# the method of reaching the same re
q suit. And the people with a yea
d and clamor unprecedented, hurrahet
% all ever the State for Bob and ALI
I. In this were they not looking for thi
" Federal aid in one shape or theother
o. 1t is said however, the Governo
now recommends the policy of hi
brother. This is not so. The idea {
the message is, if l understand it col
at rectly, that in the event there is NOR
~ ey in the treasury more than needle
s. for payment of public debt, and n
creditor will either voluntarily RI
ceive it or can be forced to do it, an
III the government does not need it fc
ne expenses; then instead of having
al there as a corruption fund, and was
~ ed in jobbery, and returned in som
IL shape to the peoples pocket frol
u which it was wrongfully taken, h
ne prefers on such an issue, which col
fronts our statesmen, to apply it i
the interest of education, and sue
legislation in the future as will pr
III vent a useless influx of money int
ed the treasury, to the detriment
rs business enterprises, and which ont
n there can not and ought not be toucl
* ed except for debts and the cost
d. running cheaply the wheels of go
eminent. This is as understand h
" message and from personal intervie
his position. He recedes not one 10
he from his public opposition to the Bla
nd bill as a measure unwarranted
organic law, pernicious in its polio